Explosions and air raid sirens can be heard across Kyiv, as Russian troops and tanks crawl towards the city centre. After two days of strikes and shelling across Ukraine, international pressure is mounting on Moscow to withdraw its forces. Al Jazeera’s @Andrew Simmons reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine
Russian troops have taken several towns and cities in Ukraine, and also the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site. Now they’re attacking the capital Kiev. The U.S., EU and western allies have imposed more sanctions on Russia’s financial sector. But Ukraine’s president says the response is not good enough, adding that his country is being forced to fight alone. So what are the options? Can Ukraine defend itself? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Halyna Yanchenko – Member of the Ukrainian Parliament. Dmitry Bridzhe – Russian Political Analyst. Andreas Krieg – Assistant Professor, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us […]
On day two of Moscow’s onslaught, Ukrainians fear that the arrival of Russian soldiers in their capital Kyiv is imminent. Many Ukrainians are desperate to leave after weeks of threats, and people simply did not believe an invasion could happen. Al Jazeera’s @Natasha Ghoneim reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine
Germany has sent three combat aircraft to Romania to support NATO’s mission as Ukraine crisis deepens. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #BreakingNews #Germany #NATO #Russia #Ukraine
More than 1,400 people are reported to have been arrested during anti-war protests in Russia. Thousands converged on the streets of at least 50 cities, after learning of their president’s order to invade Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s @Bernard Smith reports from Moscow, Russia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UkraineAttack #Russia #AntiWarProtests
US sanctions are also targeting Russia’s financial system. President Joe Biden says he wants to impede Russia’s ability to do business. Al Jazeera’s @White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UkraineInvasion #Russia #UnitedStates #UKRAINEWAR
The United States has asked Honduras to arrest and hand over its former president. Juan Orlando Hernandez has been accused in a federal court in New York of receiving money from drug cartels. Hernandez’s legal team has said it will take its direction from the Supreme Court of Honduras, not from foreign countries. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hoda-Yan has more. #Honduras #US
Russian troops have been conducting drills in Belarus. It is the largest deployment of Russian forces there since the end of the Cold War. And NATO believes it is a potential starting point for an invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from the Zyabrovka airfield in Belarus, near the Ukrainian border. #Russia #Belarus
Russian troops are carrying out large-scale military drills in Belarus, as well as naval drills in the Black Sea near the border with Ukraine. Kyiv says the war games make navigating critical waterways “virtually impossible”. Al Jazeera’s @Charles Stratford reports from Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ukraine #Russia #Invasion
Caught in the middle of the diplomatic standoff between Russia and the West, Ukrainian soldiers are waiting on the front lines. Despite repeated assurances from Russia that it does not want war, these soldiers keep a careful watch. Each has a different theory about what form an invasion would take, but they also simply hope there will be no attack. Al Jazeera’s @Mohammed Jamjoom reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine
